RapidBio Systems

RapidBio Systems is a private biotechnology and diagnostics company developing a portable rapid pathogen-detection system for food safety testing. Its handheld platform is designed to detect food-borne bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 strains, Listeria, and Campylobacter with results in approximately 10 minutes. The company says its technology was licensed from the University of Arizona and is intended for point-of-testing use in fields, warehouses, food processing settings, and distribution environments. RapidBio Systems appears to be focused on commercialization of a device-and-consumables model rather than drug development, with manufacturing intended to be outsourced to partners.